The Penn Museum began excavating in Cyprus during the 1930-31 season foloowing up at Kourion beginning in 1934. Interrupted
by World War II, (1941-1945) it continued until 1954. The expedition revealed an extensive area of settlement containing sites
inhabited variously from the Neolithic through Byzantine periods. The Kourion, Cyprus Expedition Records consist of 34 boxes
of correspondence, accounts books, field notebooks, drawings, plans, photographs, reports and manuscripts. The collection
also contains object cards and object catalogues.

The Penn Museum began excavating in Cyprus during the 1930-31 season foloowing up at Kourion beginning in 1934. Interrupted
by World War II, (1941-1945) it continued until 1954. The expedition revealed an extensive area of settlement containing sites
inhabited variously from the Neolithic through Byzantine periods. The Kourion, Cyprus Expedition Records consist of 34 boxes
of correspondence, accounts books, field notebooks, drawings, plans, photographs, reports and manuscripts. The collection
also contains object cards and object catalogues.

The curatorial files encompass the period from the Section's inauguration by Museum President William Pepper in 1894 to the
1970s. While the material in the Mediterranean curatorial files dates from 1895 to 1979, the bulk of the collection dates
to the earlier years (1895-1949) and within that period, the majority relate to Edith Hall Dohan.

The curatorial files encompass the period from the Section's inauguration by Museum President William Pepper in 1894 to the
1970s. While the material in the Mediterranean curatorial files dates from 1895 to 1979, the bulk of the collection dates
to the earlier years (1895-1949) and within that period, the majority relate to Edith Hall Dohan.